Kadokawa just dropped the first English-subtitled trailer for Studio Trigger’s anime adaptation of Ryōko Kui’s Delicious in Dungeon (Dungeon Meshi) manga. The trailer spills the beans on three new cast members, dishes out the scoop on the opening theme “Sleep Walking Orchestra” by BUMP OF CHICKEN, and lets us know that it’s going to be a long binge from January to June 2024!
Watch Delicious in Dungeon Trailer Here:
The newly announced cast members are:
Saori Hayami as Falin, a magic user exploring dungeons with her brother Laios
Akira Miki as Namari, a dwarf who parted ways with Laios and his party
Shinji Kawada as Shuro, a talented swordfighter who also left the party
Previously announced staff are as follows:
Kentarō Kumagai as Laios
Sayaka Senbongi as Marcille
Asuna Tomari as Chilchuck
Hiroshi Naka as Senshi
The staff includes:
- Director: Yoshihiro Miyajima (SSSS.Dynazenon film, episode director for SSSS.Gridman)
- Script: Kimiko Ueno (The Royal Tutor, Chimimo, Eternal Boys)
- Character Design: Naoki Takeda (chief animation director for BNA: Brand New Animal)
- Music: Yasunori Mitsuda (Chrono Trigger, Xenoblade Chronicles, Black Butler: Book of Circus)
- Animation Production: Trigger
- Opening Theme: Bump of Chicken
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Yen Press licensed the manga, and it describes the story:
What do you get when you cross dungeon adventures and food manga? You get Delicious in Dungeon, where we find our troupe of adventurers on a mission to save their lost team member while figuring out how to survive on the food that the dungeon provides. When young adventurer Laios and his company are attacked and soundly thrashed by a dragon deep in a dungeon, the party loses all its money and provisions. They’re eager to get right back to it, but there’s just one problem: if they set out with no food or coin to speak of, they’re sure to eat it on the way! But Laios comes up with a brilliant idea: “Let’s eat the monsters!” Slimes, basilisks, mimics, and even dragons…none are safe from the appetites of these dungeon-crawling gourmands!
Netflix is set to globally release the anime in January 2024. Studio Trigger gave fans a sneak peek with the premiere of the first episode at Anime Expo back in July.
Ryoko Kui launched the manga in Kadokawa’s Harta magazine in February 2014, and Kadokawa released the manga’s 12th compiled volume in August 2022. The 11th volume revealed in September 2021 that the series was reaching its climax.
Studio Trigger created a brief 30-second animated commercial to boost the eighth volume of the manga in September 2019.
Source: Delicious in Dungeon Official website and X account
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